2 suspects arrested in car burglary

Scottsdale police Wednesday arrested a man and woman from Surprise in connection to the theft of a woman's purse and credit cards from her car at Horizon Park earlier this month.

Police in a Walmart parking lot at 15355 N. Northsight Blvd., noticed a silver vehicle, occupied by a man and woman, that matched the description of a Sept. 9 burglary at Horizon Park in north Scottsdale, police said.

"While being questioned about the prior burglary, the female made statements incriminating herself. Investigators are looking at the possibility that the two are involved in other criminal activity," Scottsdale police said Wednesday.

Jennifer Hamlin, 24, and Aaron Epworth, 43, both of Suprirse, were booked on suspicion of burglary and credit card fraud, said Scottsdale Officer David Pubins, a spokesman.

Police last week released surveillance photos of a woman suspected of using credit cards stolen from a car that was parked at Horizon Park, 15540 N. 100th St.

The victim told police she parked her car at Horizon park just after 9 a.m. Sept. 9 and noticed the purse missing when she returned, police said. The victim told police she had left the car unlocked and the purse on the floor, police said.

Her credit cards were used at multiple convenience stores in Scottsdale throughout the day, police said.

The surveillance photos show a woman suspected of using the cards entering a store and also the suspect's vehicle, a silver Pontiac Grand Prix with front-end damage and bumper stickers, a model year between 1997-2003, police said.